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Zach Behrens

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Zach Behrens was KCET's Director of News, Region and State. He worked on digital and on-air news products that related to Southern California and beyond. He was also the Digital Executive Producer for "SoCal Connected."

Behrens previously ran LAist and has held positions at the city of Santa Clarita and California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a degree in music. He has won awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, L.A. Weekly, and the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. In 2008, he was named—somewhat arbitrarily, but it's fun to say anyway—as the 8th most influential person in Los Angeles by NowPublic.com.

He is currently a member of the Outdoors Writers Association of California and has served as an Associate Member on the Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as well as the CalArts Alumni Board, San Fernando Valley Jaycees, and the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council.

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Fall color in Great Smoky National Park.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Reopen During Shutdown
Tennessee and North Carolina are the latest states to pony up money to Washington D.C. during the government shutdown.
Amid Shutdown, Park Rangers Speak Out -- And it's Touching
Park rangers didn't sign up for the job so they could turn people away at the gates of national parks.
National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. | Photo: Courtesy NPS
As Shutdown Continues, National Park Service Director Tries to Boost Morale
It's been a tough time for many of the national park service employees furloughed in the government shutdown since October 1.
Gates closed at an entrance into Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks because of the 2013 government shutdown. | Photo: Courtesy NPS
Feds Willing to Let States Pay to Open National Parks, But California Not Inclined to Deal
There are a number of "economic wildcards" that threaten to throw off the state's delicately balanced budget, and two of them currently at play have the ability to do that.
The centennial poster for Cabrillo National Monument.
San Diego's National Park Unit Cancels 100th Birthday Party
Staff no longer have time to pull off celebrations for Cabrillo National Monument's centennial
The hills of Cheeseboro and Palo Camado Canyons, a unit of the National Park Service.
Santa Monica Mountains Gates Vandalized, Shutdown Anger Suspected
Locked gates at two National Park Service units in the Santa Monica Mountains were cut this weekend, leaving the impression that the parks were open to visitors.
Pyramid Lake
Shutdown Forces California to Close Pyramid Lake
State parks are safe for now, but an outdoor destination run by a state agency quickly closed Friday afternoon.
The entrance to Yosemite National Park on Highway 140.
Another Yosemite Protest Planned Amid Government Shutdown
An Occupy Yosemite protest took place Friday at the park's eastern end. Another is being organized by a former employee.
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Gov't Shutdown: Can't Visit a National Park? Try These 30 CA State Parks
In California, we have close to 300 state parks, many of them deserving of national status.
Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park.
Occupy Yosemite Protest Scheduled for Friday
"We are a little bit pissed off up here," said Stacey Powells, news director for two Eastern Sierra radio stations.
A sign announcing the closure of the Switzer Picnic Area in Angeles National Forest on October 1, 2013, an effect of the government shutdown. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
Government Shutdown: Angeles National Forest Open, Adventure Passes Enforced
"You can go for a hike, but all facilities are closed down," said Captain Mike Mercado, the forest's law enforcement captain.
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Government Shutdown: Even National Park Websites Went Dark
If there was any confusion about whether or not the nation's national parks were open for business during the government shutdown, this is a clear answer.
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